Edtech Business
Elon Musk Needs a Futuristic Workforce For SpaceX. Will His $20M Pledge to Schools Help?
May 11 · Nadia Tamez-Robledo
Edtech Business
Elon Musk Needs a Futuristic Workforce For SpaceX. Will His $20M Pledge to Schools Help?
May 11
Opinion
Why Tech Companies View the Job Search As Big Business
May 10 · Ayesha Khan
Opinion
Why Tech Companies View the Job Search As Big Business
May 10
Mergers and Acquisitions
Kahoot Acquires Clever for $500M, Hoping to Expand Its Presence in the U.S.
May 6 · Emily Tate
Mergers and Acquisitions
Kahoot Acquires Clever for $500M, Hoping to Expand Its Presence in the U.S.
May 6
Early Learning
Sal Khan on Expanding Into Early Learning and Launching a Peer-to-Peer Tutoring Platform
Apr 26 · Emily Tate
Early Learning
Sal Khan on Expanding Into Early Learning and Launching a Peer-to-Peer Tutoring Platform
Apr 26
Edtech Business
Udemy, an Online Course Platform Where Anyone Can Teach, Keeps Raising Money. What's Next?
Apr 21 · Jeffrey R. Young
Edtech Business
Udemy, an Online Course Platform Where Anyone Can Teach, Keeps Raising Money. What's Next?
Apr 21
Opinion
Can College Predictive Models Survive the Pandemic?
Apr 16 · Renee Teate
Opinion
Can College Predictive Models Survive the Pandemic?
Apr 16
Digital Credentials
Coursera Is Now a Public Company. What Does That Mean For Higher Education?
Mar 31 · Jeffrey R. Young
Digital Credentials
Coursera Is Now a Public Company. What Does That Mean For Higher Education?
Mar 31
column
Attitudes About Homeschooling May Get Unexpected Boost From a Year of Remote Learning
Mar 30 · Frank Catalano
column
Attitudes About Homeschooling May Get Unexpected Boost From a Year of Remote Learning
Mar 30
Opinion
Diverse Leaders are Changing Education
Mar 29 · Frances Messano
Opinion
Diverse Leaders are Changing Education
Mar 29
Workforce Training
A New Online Tutoring Market Has Emerged — In Construction. It Requires a Surprising Number of Books.
Mar 25 · Rebecca Koenig
Workforce Training
A New Online Tutoring Market Has Emerged — In Construction. It Requires a Surprising Number of Books.
Mar 25
Sponsored
How This Company Gives Voice — and Value — to Virtual Collaboration
Mar 25 · Christy Matte
Sponsored
How This Company Gives Voice — and Value — to Virtual Collaboration
Mar 25
Investors
What Investors See in a ‘Highly Fragmented and Under-Teched’ Early Childhood Education Market
Mar 11 · Tony Wan
Investors
What Investors See in a ‘Highly Fragmented and Under-Teched’ Early Childhood Education Market
Mar 11
Sponsored
Edtech Investment Around the World in 2020 [Infographic]
Mar 11
Sponsored
Edtech Investment Around the World in 2020 [Infographic]
Mar 11
Financing
SchooLinks Raises $7M to Take on a Giant in K-12 College and Career Planning
Mar 9 · Tony Wan
Financing
SchooLinks Raises $7M to Take on a Giant in K-12 College and Career Planning
Mar 9
column
How Library Closures Hurt Adult Learners as Kids Doubled Down on Digital Reading
Mar 8 · Frank Catalano
column
How Library Closures Hurt Adult Learners as Kids Doubled Down on Digital Reading
Mar 8
Financing
Coursera’s IPO Filing Shows Growing Revenue and Loss During a Pandemic
Mar 5 · Tony Wan
Financing
Coursera’s IPO Filing Shows Growing Revenue and Loss During a Pandemic
Mar 5
Investors
GSV Ventures Raises $180M Fund in Search of Global Edtech Opportunities
Mar 3 · Tony Wan
Investors
GSV Ventures Raises $180M Fund in Search of Global Edtech Opportunities
Mar 3
Financing
A New SEL Program Finds Its ‘Way’ to Schools, Survival and $1.5M in Seed Funding
Mar 3 · Tony Wan
Financing
A New SEL Program Finds Its ‘Way’ to Schools, Survival and $1.5M in Seed Funding
Mar 3
Financing
Newsela Raises $100M to Challenge K-12 Textbook Publishers, Eyes Acquisitions
Feb 26 · Tony Wan
Financing
Newsela Raises $100M to Challenge K-12 Textbook Publishers, Eyes Acquisitions
Feb 26
column
Picking Your Future ‘Classroom’ Will Shape How Students Learn
Feb 25 · Betsy Corcoran
column
Picking Your Future ‘Classroom’ Will Shape How Students Learn
Feb 25
Financing
Codecademy, an Early (and Now Profitable) Pioneer of Coding Education, Raises $40M in New Funding
Feb 23 · Simon Campbell
Financing
Codecademy, an Early (and Now Profitable) Pioneer of Coding Education, Raises $40M in New Funding
Feb 23
Mergers and Acquisitions
Hobsons’ Higher Ed Business Split and Sold in Separate Deals Totaling $410M
Feb 20 · Tony Wan
Mergers and Acquisitions
Hobsons’ Higher Ed Business Split and Sold in Separate Deals Totaling $410M
Feb 20
Mergers and Acquisitions
Renaissance Learning to Acquire Nearpod in Blockbuster $650M All-Cash Deal
Feb 19 · Tony Wan
Mergers and Acquisitions
Renaissance Learning to Acquire Nearpod in Blockbuster $650M All-Cash Deal
Feb 19
Financing
Interplay Raises $18M to Build a Lynda.com for Essential Skilled Trades
Feb 17 · Tony Wan
Financing
Interplay Raises $18M to Build a Lynda.com for Essential Skilled Trades
Feb 17
Mergers and Acquisitions
Instructure to Sell Bridge for $50M and Exit Corporate Learning Market
Feb 16 · Tony Wan
Mergers and Acquisitions
Instructure to Sell Bridge for $50M and Exit Corporate Learning Market
Feb 16
Investors
Longtime Edtech Investor Reach Capital Raises $165M for Third Fund
Feb 11 · Tony Wan
Investors
Longtime Edtech Investor Reach Capital Raises $165M for Third Fund
Feb 11
column
Remote Learning Is Here to Stay, Raising Concerns About Teacher Training and Data Privacy
Feb 9 · Frank Catalano
column
Remote Learning Is Here to Stay, Raising Concerns About Teacher Training and Data Privacy
Feb 9
Financing
Digital Courseware Provider Top Hat Gets $130M and a New CEO
Feb 4 · Tony Wan
Financing
Digital Courseware Provider Top Hat Gets $130M and a New CEO
Feb 4
Financing
Varsity Tutors to Go Public at $1.7B Valuation Through SPAC Acquisition
Feb 1 · Tony Wan
Financing
Varsity Tutors to Go Public at $1.7B Valuation Through SPAC Acquisition
Feb 1
Financing
Public Edtech Companies Have Been Rare. These SPACs Will Change That.
Jan 27 · Tony Wan
Financing
Public Edtech Companies Have Been Rare. These SPACs Will Change That.
Jan 27